Bulk mail truck transportation, contract, long-distance (TL) · Illinois
Howe Freightways, Inc.
Rockford, IL · ~24 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Howe Freightways, Inc. runs at 93% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Bulk mail truck transportation, contract, long-distance (TL) workplace, earning a grade C.
Howe Freightways, Inc.: 4.2 TCR = 93% of Bulk mail truck transportation, contract, long-distance (TL) BLS 4.5 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Howe Freightways, Inc. safety composite
Howe Freightways, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 28%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
37/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
Rising injury rate
Howe Freightways, Inc.: 0.0 → 3.8 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 11.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.89× in 2023
Howe Freightways, Inc.'s TCR rose 3.8 from 0.0 in 2018 to 3.8 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 11.7 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.89× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484121 · Rockford, IL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 4.2 · 93% of ind
- DART 3.8 DART
- RANK #101/143
- PHOTO 69901
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~24 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 69901 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Howe Freightways, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Howe Freightways, Inc.
4.2 TCR
- 69901
69901
4.2 TCR
- 69902
69902
4.2 TCR
- Moberly (Onsit
Moberly (Onsite at Walmart)
4.2 TCR
- HENIFF TRANSPO
HENIFF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LLC - KANKAKEE, IL
4.2 TCR
What this shows Howe Freightways, Inc. averages 4.2 TCR (93% of the Bulk mail truck transportation, contract, long-distance (TL) BLS benchmark).
Howe Freightways, Inc. TCR series: 2018=0 · 2019=3.5 · 2020=3.5 · 2021=2.6 · 2022=11.7 · 2023=3.8 · BLS 4.5
Where Howe Freightways, Inc. falls in its industry
3,252 Bulk mail truck transportation establishmentsSafer than 34% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #101 safest of 143 Bulk mail truck transportation employers in Illinois.
Howe Freightways, Inc. has fewer employees than the Bulk mail truck transportation, contract median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11.7 | 8.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484121 · IL · Rockford
3,252 Bulk mail truck transportation, contract, long-distance (TL) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 405 employers in Rockford, IL · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | 69901 | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 69902 | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Moberly (Onsite at Walmart) | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | HENIFF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LLC - KANKAKEE, IL | 4.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | C70 | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Nelson Energy Center | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hecate Grid LLC | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NG DeKalb Reporting Center | 24 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ILRKF - ROCKFORD AIR HUB | 2,634 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Swedish American Hospital - 4800 | 2,629 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PCI Pharma Services Rockford | 2,175 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SwedishAmerican Hospital | 1,855 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Commercial Installation and Construction of Kansas City | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SERVPRO of Belle Meade | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DATTCO - Cranston | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | WhiteFab, Inc. | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Stellar Truck & Trailer | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Store 1414 | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | AJF inc | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Advance Concrete Inc. | 24 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.